A traditional ruler, the Onirun of Oke-Irun in Boluwaduro Local Government Area of Osun State, Oba Isaac Adetoyi Adetulurese, has said the incessant killings across the country by Fulani herdsmen may be the handiwork of enemies of President Muhammadu Buhari and Nigeria. […]
At least seven people are feared to have been killed and property worth millions of naira destroyed following series of attacks on Takum and Ussa local government areas of Taraba State by suspected Fulani herdsmen. The Senior Special Assistant to […]
The Senate on Thursday condemned Fulani herdsmen attack in Kogi State, and urged the Federal Government to deploy security agencies in the affected local government areas. Recall that Fulani herdsmen had reportedly killed 32 people in communities in Dekina and […]
A fresh attack by suspected herdsmen on Olosu, a village in Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue State, has led to the death of many residents. The herdsmen are said to have attacked the community on Monday after accusing youths […]
Two persons were on Sunday night, ambushed and killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Ariri and Tafi-Gene villages of Jebu-Miango, Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. Eyewitness said the attackers laid ambushed on the three persons while they were […]
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari, to urgently quell the crisis allegedly perpetrated by the Fulani herdsmen. Alaafin, in a statement he issued yesterday noted that the greatest challenge facing the country at the […]
‘‘The warnings pile up, the distress signals have turned into a prolonged howl of despair and rage. The answer is not to be found in pietistic appeals to victims to avoid ‘hate language’ and divisive attributions. The sustained, killing monologue […]
Who are the Fulanis? Fulani people are historical Nomads and itinerants from upper part of Futajallon in modern day Mali who regularly move from there to Central African Republic in search of greener pasture for their battles. The recent pronouncement […]
Climate change is not ranked among the five top causes of conflict in Nigeria, namely, Tribalism, Resource Control, Religion, Land and Trade. But that reality has been altered. The past thirty-six months has been fiercely violent for several Nigerian States […]
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has appealed to the media and public commentators to exercise utmost restraint in their coverage of the fallouts of the recent farmers/herders’ clash in Benue State. According to Mohammed, the government is working […]
Background Insinuations and allegations that the attacks and killings are happening because President Buhari is Fulani are both unkind and incorrect. These attacks long predated the Buhari Government. In 2013 no fewer than nine cases of herdsmen attacks were recorded […]
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has said that the incessant killing of hundreds of people and destruction of farmlands in Benue, Taraba, Nasarawa and across the country by Fulani herdsmen is a declaration of war on the country. Soyinka, in a […]
